Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is refusing to resign despite nine straight days of protests in Tirana, and he's pointi...

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is refusing to resign despite nine straight days of protests in Tirana, and he's pointing the finger outward. Rama told demonstrators that external forces are driving the unrest, calling the movement a "foreign finger" interfering in Albanian affairs. Beyond dismissing the protests as foreign-orchestrated, Rama went further and accused the demonstrators of actively endangering Albania's path into the European Union. That framing puts protesters in a difficult position politically, casting them not just as opponents of his government but as obstacles to a national goal most Albanians broadly support. The demonstrations have now stretched into a ninth consecutive day with no sign of resolution on either side. Rama has given no indication he intends to engage with protester demands, and his public statements suggest he views the unrest as an externally managed problem rather than a domestic political crisis. #Albania #Tirana #EdiRama